Today’s Current Affairs: 13th March 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: March 13, 2025
Gulf of Oman : Naval Drills
Gulf of Oman : Naval Drills Iran, Russia and China have begun joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman, marking the fifth year the three countries have conducted military drills together. The Gulf of Oman, also called the Gulf of Makran, is the western extension of the Arabian Sea in the Middle East, forming […]
World Air Quality Report 2024
World Air Quality Report 2024: With an average PM 2.5 concentration of 91.8 μg/m3, Delhi continues to be the most polluted Capital city in the world, according to the 2024 World Air Quality Report. World Air Quality Report is published by the Swiss organisation IQAir every year. The 2024 World Air Quality Report evaluates the […]
Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025
Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025: With an aim to enhance national security, the government on Tuesday introduced the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 in Parliament. The Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025 aims to streamline immigration laws, strengthen national security, and impose stricter penalties for violations. The bill proposes to replace four colonial-era laws, including the […]
La Nina : Concern
La Nina : Concern Climate change is intensifying, and the cooling effects of La Niña may weaken in a warmer future, climate scientists warn, citing current heat trends across much of the country. La Niña is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface-ocean waters along the tropical west coast of South America. It […]
Chandrayaan-3 : New Findings
Chandrayaan-3 : New Findings New findings based on data from India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission suggest that water ice on the Moon may be present beyond its polar regions. Chandrayaan-3 Recent Findings: New data from Chandrayaan-3 indicates possible water-ice deposits beyond the Moon’s polar regions. A study by the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, using data from […]
Kisan Credit Card : Report
Kisan Credit Card : Report In a sign of stress in the agriculture sector, scheduled commercial banks, excluding regional rural banks (RRBs), have seen a sharp increase of 42 per cent in bad loans Kisan Credit Card (KCC) accounts. The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 for issue of Kisan Credit Cards […]
Large Phased Array Radar
Large Phased Array Radar: China recently deployed a powerful Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) in Yunnan province, near the China-Myanmar border. Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) has been established by China in Yunnan province, near the China-Myanmar border. It boasts a surveillance range exceeding 5,000 kilometers, allowing China to monitor extensive areas of the Indian […]
District-Level GDP Estimation
District-Level GDP Estimation: India’s economic growth has long been assessed through national and state-level Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, leaving districts (District Domestic Product (DDP) Estimation) overlooked in economic assessments.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized that to achieve the USD 5 trillion economy target, India must determine district-wise contributions and implement localized development strategies.Current GDP […]
Pashu Aushadhi Kendras
Pashu Aushadhi Kendras: The government of India will launch Pashu Aushadhi Kendras under the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) to provide affordable veterinary medicines to people engaged in animal husbandry and dairying.Pashu Aushadhi Kendras, modeled after Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), provide “generic medicines” veterinary medicines to improve livestock health and reduce […]